Applies to the long run
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Money and Inflation
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U.S. inflation and its trend, 1960-2006
15%
% change in CPI from 12 months earlier
12%
9%
long-run trend
Begins with the concept of velocity…
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Money and Inflation
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Velocity
basic concept: the rate at which money circulates definition: the number of times the average dollar
the common unit by which everyone measures prices and values
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Money: Types
1. fiat money
has no intrinsic value example: the paper currency we use
The quantity equation in growth rates:
M
M
V
V
P
P
Y
Y
The quantity theory of money assumes
V is constant, so
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